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LIVE MARKETS-S&P 500, Nasdaq notch record closing highs
S&P 500, Nasdaq confirm bull markets, Dow leads gains, up 1%Consumer discretionary leads S&P 500 sector gainers; energy biggest declinerDollar edges down, gold off 1.6%, bitcoin dips <1%, crude settles upU.S. 10-year Treasury yield near unchanged at ~4.27%Welcome to the home for real-tim...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
Bessent on reported consideration as possible Fed chair replacement: Will do what Trump wants
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday he will do what President Donald Trump wants, when asked in a CNBC interview about media reports that said Bessent was being considered as a possible Fed chair replacement next year."I'll do what the preside...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
GRAINS-Chicago corn, soybeans recover from multi-month lows
Corn and soybeans rebound off previous lowsWheat ticks higher on technical tradingBy Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, June 27 (Reuters) - Chicago corn and soybean futures rose on Friday from multi-month lows, supported by short covering and a weakening dollar, analysts said.Grain market participants were...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
EMERGING MARKETS-Latam assets muted as investors monitor US trade policy
Brazil's jobless rate falls below expectationsU.S. consumer spending drops unexpectedly in MayMSCI Latam FX flat, stocks off 0.1%By Ragini Mathur, Purvi Agarwal and Pranav Kashyap June 27 (Reuters) - Latin American currencies were steady on Friday as investors weighed a fresh U.S. inflati...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
TRADING DAY-Wall Street's twin peaks
ORLANDO, Florida, June 27 (Reuters) - - TRADING DAYMaking sense of the forces driving global marketsBy Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist I'd love to hear from you, so please reach out to me with comments at jamie.mcgeever@thomsonreuters.com. You can also follow me at @Reuter...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
S&P 500 record fueled by earnings strength, easing tariff fear
By Lewis Krauskopf and Saqib Iqbal AhmedNEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Investors have shifted from panicking about tariffs to relief buying, lifting the U.S. stock market storm back to record highs as corporate earnings and the U.S. economy held up better than many had expected through a period of dr...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs amid trade negotiations, rate cut bets
Indexes up: Dow 1.00%, S&P 500 0.52%, Nasdaq 0.52%Nasdaq confirms bull marketNike rises after better-than-expected Q1 revenue forecastWashington, Beijing in deal to speed rare earth shipments to US Trump cancels trade talks with Canada over digital taxBy Stephen Culp NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuter...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
DIARY-Federal Reserve Events
***Denotes a new entry. -------------------------------------------------------- Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) MEETING DATES: 2025July 29-30 (second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EDT/1830 GMT) September 16-17 (...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch first record high closes in months
June 27 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched record high closes on Friday for the first time in months, rebounding from a slump caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies that threatened to tip the global economy into a recession.The S&P 500 index .SPX advanced 0.5% to ...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
Movano Inc expected to post a loss of 70 cents a share - Earnings Preview
Movano Inc MOVE.OQ MOVE.O is expected to report resultson June 30 (estimated) for the period ending March 31 2025The Pleasanton California-based company is expected to report revenue of $3.875 million, according to the estimate from one analyst, based on LSEG data.LSEG's mean analyst estimate ...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs amid trade negotiations, rate cut bets
Indexes set for weekly gainsNike rises after better-than-expected Q1 revenue forecastWashington, Beijing in deal to speed rare earth shipments to US Trump cancels trade talks with Canada over digital taxBy Stephen Culp NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street extended its rally on Friday, sendin...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
Why Estée Lauder Stock Was Bumping Higher Today
Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE: EL) stock was smelling sweet on the last trading day of the week. It had an analyst's recommendation upgrade to thank for that; following the change, investors traded the shares up modestly. They were up by almost 1.3% in late-session trading that day, handily beating t...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jun 27
Why Shares in Rare Earth Company MP Materials Crashed Today
Shares in rare earth materials and magnetics company MP Materials (NYSE: MP) crashed by more than 10% by late afternoon today. The decline comes after officials from the U.S. and China announced that the two countries had signed a new trade deal.The latest deal with ChinaRare earths are an integral ...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jun 27
Why QuantumScape Stock Is Plummeting Today
On the heels of explosive gains this week, QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) stock is seeing a big sell-off on Friday. The company's share price was down 15.7% as of 3 p.m. ET.QuantumScape's valuation is falling today as investors move to take profits following big gains kicked off by the announcement of majo...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jun 27
Why BlackBerry Stock Soared This Week
Shares of BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) jumped this week, up 9% as of 1:22 p.m. ET on Friday. The rise comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq-100 gained 3.6% and 4.4%, respectively.The company, which has reinvented itself as a software provider, released its Q1 2026 (ended May 31) financial resul...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jun 27
Why EchoStar Stock Is Skyrocketing Today
EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) stock is surging higher in Friday's trading following some big financial news. The company's share price was up 12.8% as of 2 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 was up 0.3%.EchoStar submitted a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicating that it is making...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jun 27
US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq rise toward record closing highs on trade optimism, rate cut bets
Indexes up: Dow 0.93%, S&P 500 0.58%, Nasdaq 0.54%Indexes set for weekly gainsNike rises after better-than-expected Q1 revenue forecastWashington, Beijing in deal to speed rare earth shipments to US Trump cancels trade talks with Canada over digital taxBy Stephen Culp NEW YORK, June 27 (Reute...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
Why USA Rare Earth Stock Fell Today
Shares of USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ: USAR) stock fell an unlucky 13% through 1:30 p.m. ET Friday. And why?Well, last night President Trump announced the signing of a trade deal with China, and this morning, China's Ministry of Commerce confirmed the news, stating its intention to "approve export applic...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jun 27
Why Snap Stock Soared Today
Stock of social media star Snap (NYSE: SNAP) ran up 6.1% through 1:11 p.m. ET Friday after analysts at Edgewater Research claimed that other analysts' consensus forecasts for Q2 2025 were "setting a low bar," creating the potential for an earnings beat.Actually, the potential for a second earnings b...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jun 27
GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rally on China-US trade optimism, dollar trades at multi-year lows
S&P 500 and Nasdaq reach record highsEuropean shares rise on easing US-China trade tensionDollar holds near lowest levels in more than three yearsOil prices gain, gold slipsBy Chibuike Oguh and Elizabeth Howcroft NEW YORK/PARIS, June 27 (Reuters) - Global shares reached a record high on Frida...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
